Center for Intelligent Supply Networks

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The process of delivering goods and services sounds simple but often leads to either shortages or surpluses. The Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4iSN) combines research by renowned faculty members, the work of bright student minds and the supply chain challenges of regional companies to produce groundbreaking solutions. The center’s mission is to be a recognized leader and premier provider of product lifecycle and supply chain management education, research, consultation and information for individuals and organizations.

Professional Certificate in SCM

The Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4ISN) offers a comprehensive curriculum of two consecutive day modules, online modules and site visits allowing participants to earn a professional certificate in supply chain management in four months. C4ISN can also customize a curriculum designed for individual company needs.

Who Should Attend?

Students from all segments of the supply chain industry, including service, manufacturing, product development, procurement, distribution, warehousing, logistics, information technology and consulting and students who have many years of professional experience and little academic training in supply chain or vice versa.

Program Requirements and Modules

The program requires completion of four modules (8 days, eight hours per day on campus and 7 days equivalent self paced), assignments and quizzes.
Tuition: Early Registration (30 days before program starts): $8,100 or Regular Registration: 8,800

Value to Industry

The program develops supply chain professionals who are:

Faster on the job, make fewer mistakes and improve supply chain performance

More effective collaborators with other functions of the organization while improving supply chain visibility

More efficient in using technology while learning and applying the latest techniques from industry and academic experts

Value to Solution Providers

The program develops supply chain consultants who are capable of:

Having a better dialogue with customers about their business processes and metrics

Lean Six Sigma Certificate

The Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4iSN) offers comprehensive training in Lean Six Sigma. The curriculum combines the Lean and Six Sigma approaches to process improvement. The Lean and Six Sigma management philosophies were pioneered by Toyota and Motorola, respectively, and popularized by companies like General Electric. These philosophies have been proven to result in significant cost savings and process improvements.

Who Should Attend?

Those interested in learning and applying a systematic approach to quality improvement, cost reduction and process efficiency will benefit from these programs. No previous training is required for eligibility to the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program.

Green Belt

Training toward a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate requires the completion of seven days of class work and a project. Students typically identify a project within the company where they are working. C4iSN also can assist the Green Belt candidate to find a project. Participants who do not complete the project in eight months from the start of the program will automatically receive a Yellow Belt certificate as long as they have met other requirements. Students can opt to enroll in the Yellow Belt program only.Tuition: $3,600 for Yellow Belt or $5,200 for Green Belt {Yellow Belt ($3600) + Project ($1600)}.

Black Belt

Candidates who have successfully completed the Green Belt program are eligible to register for the Black Belt program. The Black Belt program requires completion of 10 days of training, class assignments and quizzes. In addition, they are expected to complete one Lean Six Sigma project. Participants who do not complete the project in 10 months from the start of the program will automatically receive a Brown Belt certificate as long as they have met other requirements. Students can opt to enroll for the Brown Belt program only.
Tuition: $6000 Brown Belt (10 class days) or $8500 for Black Belt {(Brown Belt ($6000) + Project ($2500)}

Instructors

Participated Companies

C4ISN’s Lean Six Sigma Certificate participants represent a wide range of the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s most progressive corporations. Examples of recent participants’ affiliations at the time of program entry are listed below.

AAF International

Aegon USA

Affinia Brake Parts Inc.

AFTAC

Alliance Data Systems

Bank of America

Bank of Texas

Baylor Health Care System

BBA Aviation Dallas Airmotive

Bimbo Bakeries USA

Blockbuster

CellStar

Dallas Summer Musicals

Dr. Pepper

EDS

Ernst and Young

ESI

Fannie Mae

FedEx Office

Fujitsu Network Communications

Infor

JCP Logistics

KPMG

Labinal

Lennox International

Maxim Integrated Products

Methodist Health Systems

Network Hardware Resale

Parkland Health and Hospital System

Perot Systems

Product Support Services, Inc.

PTC

Sabre

Texas Instruments

T-Mobile

TXU Energy

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Valspar

Verizon

Viewlocity

Product Lifecycle Management Certificate

C4ISN offers a comprehensive curriculum of nine days in which participants earn a professional certificate in product lifecycle management in three months. C4ISN encourages the on-site training for teams of employees that can be the momentum builder an organization is seeking. C4ISN can also customize a curriculum designed for a specific company.

Program Requirements and Modules

The program requires completion of nine days (eight contact hours per day), class assignments and quizzes. Students from all segments of the supply chain community, including service, manufacturing, product development, procurement, information technology and consulting. Also, students who have many years of professional experience and little academic training in product lifecycle management or vice versa should attend the program.

Value to Industry

Develop product lifecycle management professionals who are

Faster on the job, make fewer mistakes and improve product performance

More effective collaborators with other functions of the organization while reducing cycle time

More efficient in using technology while learning and applying the latest techniques from industry and academic experts

Value to Individuals

With an emphasis on effective, real-world decision-making

Complement your experience and gain an edge over your peers with a certificate from a leading university.

Network with other product lifecycle professionals and learn from each other.

Become current in best practices and trends in the field of product lifecycle management.

Instructors

Participated Companies

C4ISN’s Product Lifecycle Management Certificate participants represent a wide range of the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s most progressive corporations. Examples of recent participants’ affiliations at the time of program entry are listed below.

Agile Software

Alcatel

Blockbuster

Dell

Ericsson

Esi

Fujitsu

Lennox International

L3-Communications

Raytheon

Siemens

Sanmina

Texas Instruments

Textron

UGS

Online Sourcing Management Training

* Currently we are only offering this program to companies and not to individual students.

The Center for Intelligent Supply Networks (C4ISN) offers the convenience of an online training program for sourcing professionals from around the globe. Complement your current experience with insights from leading professionals. The program provides opportunities for students to:

Learn at your own pace.

Learn from work or home.

Choose from two certificate programs or selected e-learning modules.

The C4ISN Online Sourcing Management program provides three enrollment options:

Recommended Audience

Program Requirements and Modules

The program requires completion of about 96 hours of online training, assignments and quizzes and completion of basic, advanced and international sourcing. The program offers:

Three sourcing focus areas: strategy, planning and operations

Delivery in convenient phases

Professional Certificate Requirements

Phase 1: Basic (40 hours)

Phase 2: Advanced (44 hours)

Phase 3: International Sourcing (12 hours)

Fundamental of Sourcing Management Certificate

The primary objective of the Fundamentals of Supply Management program is to give students a well-rounded understanding of the basics of supply management.

Recommended Audience

Entry-level buyers and commodity managers

Anyone interested in pursuing a career in sourcing

Course Requirements

The certificate program requires the completion of 10 e-learning modules. Each course requires 4-5 hours, including case studies.

Note: Students completing the individual study program my take an additional five e-learning modules to earn this certificate.

Sourcing Management: Individual Study

The primary objective of the Fundamentals of Supply Management program is to give students a well-rounded understanding of the basics of sourcing management.

Recommended Audience

Entry-level buyers and commodity managers

Experienced procurement specialists who wish to enhance their knowledge in a particular area

E-learning modules for program

Participants may select five sourcing e-learning modules from the professional certificate program. Each course requires 4-5 hours, including case studies.

Course Library

e-Learning modules are listed below in the recommended sequence.

Fundamentals of Supply Management (4 hours each)

The Fundamentals of Strategic

Sourcing Theory Practice

Tools for Supply Management

Spend Analysis

Supplier Enablement & Automation

Cost & Price Analysis

Supplier Selection and the RFP Process

The Competitive Bidding Process

Contract Management

Risk Management

Contract Law & Contract Formation

Advanced Concepts in Supply Management (4 hours each)

Business Ethics

Strategic Supply Planning

The Uniform Commercial Code

Negotiations: Strategies and Techniques

Supply Chain Alignment

New Product Introduction

Total Cost of Ownership

Supplier Performance Management

Quality Systems

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Financial Analysis

Global Sourcing Strategies (4 hours each)

Developing Global Supply Sources

International Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Information Sessions

Please attend one of our information sessions to learn more about our programs.

Professional Certificate Programs

Lean Six Sigma

Supply Chain Management

Sourcing Management (Online Training)

Product Lifecycle Management and Supply Chain Management EMBA Program

Registration

On-Campus Information Session on EMBA

Information Sessions are held on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm. To register for an information session and learn more about the Product Life Cycle Management and Supply Chain Management EMBA Program, please use the link below to register.